Play College Football USA 97 Online
Pick any college team, run a full season, and try not to get fired when your playbook consists entirely of Hail Mary passes. The pixelated crowds still cheer like it's 1996.
College Football USA 97 came out for the Sega Genesis in 1996, published by EA Sports. It was one of the later football titles on the system, arriving near the end of the console's lifespan. The game let you pick a real college team and guide them through a full season schedule, complete with bowl games and rankings that shifted each week.
You control the entire team, calling plays on both offense and defense. The main goal is to win games, manage your roster, and hopefully reach a major bowl. Signature mechanics include a detailed playbook with options like option runs and play action passes, plus the ability to recruit new players between seasons. The pacing is methodical, built around down and distance, and the difficulty can spike against tougher opponents. It feels like a solid, straightforward representation of college football from that era.
Download College Football USA 97 ROM
You can download this ROM to play College Football USA 97 offline using an Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) emulator (Top Emulators).
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